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Get to know this group. Subscribe to the Environmental Working Groups RSS Feed or Email because this group cares about you. They care about your health. Safety. The environment. A team of experts dive into the government documents, research, claims, statistics, reports and they try to make sense out of them for us. They do [...]

Stevia, Where have you been all my life?

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I drink organic shade grown coffee but I put sweet and low in it. Gasp. I know, it makes no sense and I’ve tried to stop. I can’t. Over at 5 Minutes for Going Green I wrote a post about my natural weight loss struggle and the zero calorie mentality that basically has me hooked [...]

Green Goes With Everything

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Your eyes, your shoes, the new roof on your house, it’s a very versatile color because of the variety of shades. Thirty-three to be exact. I’m a huge fan of the color myself. I’m also a fan of Sloan Barnett. April 2007 Sloan and her husband, Roger Barnett were on the Oprah show. I’ve told [...]

Hybrid Concerns: How green?

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How green is a hybrid? Is it the greenest choice or the most economical choice?  I know someone who is probably the least environmentally friendly person there is and they have a hybrid. It was to save money not help the environment. Here are a few of my hybrid concerns and reasons for not choosing [...]

Paying for Your Trash

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In August, I read a article in, Parade, about paying for your trash. Paying for the disposal of trash varies. Some cities charge per bag, can, sticker or it is included in city taxes. To be honest, I don’t pay (directly) for my trash disposal. My husband takes our trash to our company dumpster. I [...]